Rehab Blog

This is a small sampling of responses to an article by award winning journalist Jennifer Percy’s article on Kensington’s open-air drug market, “Trapped by the Wal-Mart of Heroin” which appeared this month in the New York Times, which covers the problems facing people trying to find Oxycodone treatment, but ended up in a downward spiral…

When someone decides to find help for their addiction at a south Florida drug rehab center, chances are it wasn’t an easy decision. Guilt and shame are almost unanimously felt among all people who think they have a problem and for a really bad reason; the nature of addiction is misunderstand culturally and therefore misattributed…

Substance abuse treatment in Florida is available to anyone who wants it, except when it isn’t. One of the biggest misconceptions about drug abuse and substance use disorders in America is that it’s primarily a problem of cities. Ghettos, crack houses and other cartoonish stereotypes flood a typical person’s head when they think about these…

Substance abuse treatment in Florida, especially in Pompano drug rehab centers, rely on specialists, experts and certified practitioners to ensure patients seeking help have the best possible chance at recovery. Addiction treatment has come a long way since the early days where the only option was to either try (and often fail) to get well…

Not everyone seeking substance abuse treatment in Florida is someone of means or capable of realistically considering such decisions and often times is not reflective of their experience with life. Substance use disorder, once it changes a person’s neurobiological functioning, can have devastating results on their life, particularly in the realm of income and class…

Many people today entering south Florida detox were brought up in the era of the War On Drugs, of D.A.R.E., of ‘Just Say No’. Broward County drug rehabs are filled with people, old and young, familiar with these scare tactics, where the threat of the drug use was over emphasized, making it seem as if…

Although the title here might be a little suggestive and racey, it’s actually in reference to a new research project into methamphetamines, such as crystal meth, and how the substance seems to affect the biology of men and women in uniquely different ways. A recent study conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina attempted…

Quality Control One reason people may have for finding drug rehab in Ft. Lauderdale would be the obvious; they know they have a problem and it’s negatively affecting their life, maybe their health, their relationships, their emotional wellbeing and their ability to concentrate on things that used to be important to them. Substance abuse treatment…

Most people are very aware of long term physical and psychological damages that ravage a person suffering from substance use disorder with cocaine as their preferred drug; heart and vascular issues, nasal problems that include collapsed septum in severe cases, unstable mood and sometimes violent behaviors are well known. The mechanics of the addiction side…

When a new year rolls around, many people resolve to improve their lives. For many struggling with alcoholism, one of the most common resolutions is to get sober. But along with making this resolution, a tremendous amount of hard work will need to be done on a daily basis to make this resolution a reality.…